Geraldine Powers
By Geraldine Powers
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Culture Living in the 90s: The Sequel
Hineni. Here I am. Well, here I am again, a year later. I just turned 94. Some of you may remember an article I wrote for the Forward in October 2015. To bring you up to date, a year is a long time but it flew by like a chalom — a dream. I am…
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Culture Life in the Nineties
When I was 89 I hid my age. But when I turned 90 it came as such a shock, I had to share my age with everyone. The number is awesome. Now I am 93. There are more than a million people in the world who have reached this age — but none in my…
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